DIRECTION OF A SCENE FOR THE STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (SDC) SCHOLARSHIP.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 7 @ 5PM!
The SDC event is intended for experienced students who have directed several scenes OR a fully mounted production. Students in this program will receive feedback on the final product from one or more professional directors and/or educators during the Festival. The regional winner, selected by one or more SDC member(s), will go to the national festival in April 2019 to attend workshops, talk with and observe professional directors and participate in other training experiences. Winner will receive a one-year membership in SDC. Students must submit all materials by December 7, 2018, in order to be considered.
We will once again include up to 21 participants who will showcase only five minutes of their prepared scene in the preliminary round. These five minutes must be contiguous and you are urged to choose either the first five minutes or the last five minutes of your scene. Time this selection carefully. Two out-of-region directing practitioners/educators will respond to your scene in the preliminary round without the benefit of looking at your directing book. These two responders will select the semi-finalists who will then hand over their directing books and present their entire scene in the semi-final round. The respondents will then select the final candidates based on the directing book, an interview, and the scene.
Each round of the SDC event will be open to any faculty interested in attending.
To prepare a scene for the Region 5 festival, link to the national website at http://www.kcactf.org/directing/index.html. Here you will find the list of approved scenes from which to choose. NOTE—your scene must be chosen from this published “National List of Scenes.”
REGION 5 CRITERIA:
You must cast actors who are current students and registered for the 2019 KCACTF Regional 5 Festival and rehearse on your own prior to the festival. For the definition of “current student,” please see the guidelines for the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions.
You must use minimal sets, props or costumes; directors may bring what they want but there will be no storage available on site other than immediately prior to performance of the scene. SET UP may take NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES. Some basics (table, chairs and rehearsal blocks) will be available. You will be notified by December 17, 2018 regarding the specific orientation of the space (a classroom, a proscenium, a thrust, etc.) as well as a list of available furniture.
NOTE: The focus of this event is on director vision with regard to working with actors: character analysis & development, intended action, motivational understanding, picturization, composition, pace, tempo, rhythm, etc. Specificity of vision in ACTING is key. Design elements are NOT a major consideration.
A COMPLETE APPLICATION CONSISTS OF:
1. A completed entry form.
2. Letter of intent explaining why you want to be a director and how you think the KCACTF/SDC Scholarship Audition experience will benefit you in your studies and your career. This letter should also include your intent to attend the entire Region 5 Festival from January 20-26, 2019, attending the requisite meetings, rehearsals and workshops throughout the week. The student will be directed to an uploading page upon submission of the entry form.
3. A faculty member (mentor) in the student's home theatre department must verify the student status of all cast members and the student director. A request for this information will be sent upon receipt of student's entry submission. It is the director's responsibility to ensure the appropriate faculty has completed the online form verifying the status of all students involved in the scene.
4. A resume that focuses on your training and experience in directing.
Please Note: The twelve candidates advancing to the semi-final round must present a detailed prompt book, comprised of materials from the scene, prior to the semi-final round. The prompt book should include: a written statement that reflects analysis of the scene, as per the National Guidelines; visual materials (ground plan, blocking diagrams, etc.); critical materials (dramaturgical research, text, language, character analysis, etc.); and the working script for the scene with notes, edits, etc. The prompt book will be reviewed as part of the interview and response phases of the process, which will lead to selection of the regional winner. Failure to provide the required prompt book at the time of the performance at the Festival will result in disqualification from the event.
POTENTIAL meeting and rehearsal schedule:
NOTE: Participation in this event will require an extensive time commitment. Below is a sample of a potential schedule. This schedule is only an example of time commitment necessary and may not be the actual schedule used at the Festival.
SDC Orientation - Sunday after Kick-Off Meeting
Preliminary Rounds - Monday Afternoon, Tuesday morning and Afternoon
Semi-Final Rounds and Interviews - Wednesday - All Day
Finalists Run Throughs - Thursday
Finalist Showcase Walk through - Friday Morning
Finalist Showcase Performance and response - Friday afternoon
We will once again include up to 21 participants who will showcase only five minutes of their prepared scene in the preliminary round. These five minutes must be contiguous and you are urged to choose either the first five minutes or the last five minutes of your scene. Time this selection carefully. Two out-of-region directing practitioners/educators will respond to your scene in the preliminary round without the benefit of looking at your directing book. These two responders will select the semi-finalists who will then hand over their directing books and present their entire scene in the semi-final round. The respondents will then select the final candidates based on the directing book, an interview, and the scene.
Each round of the SDC event will be open to any faculty interested in attending.
To prepare a scene for the Region 5 festival, link to the national website at http://www.kcactf.org/directing/index.html. Here you will find the list of approved scenes from which to choose. NOTE—your scene must be chosen from this published “National List of Scenes.”
REGION 5 CRITERIA:
You must cast actors who are current students and registered for the 2019 KCACTF Regional 5 Festival and rehearse on your own prior to the festival. For the definition of “current student,” please see the guidelines for the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions.
You must use minimal sets, props or costumes; directors may bring what they want but there will be no storage available on site other than immediately prior to performance of the scene. SET UP may take NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES. Some basics (table, chairs and rehearsal blocks) will be available. You will be notified by December 17, 2018 regarding the specific orientation of the space (a classroom, a proscenium, a thrust, etc.) as well as a list of available furniture.
NOTE: The focus of this event is on director vision with regard to working with actors: character analysis & development, intended action, motivational understanding, picturization, composition, pace, tempo, rhythm, etc. Specificity of vision in ACTING is key. Design elements are NOT a major consideration.
A COMPLETE APPLICATION CONSISTS OF:
1. A completed entry form.
2. Letter of intent explaining why you want to be a director and how you think the KCACTF/SDC Scholarship Audition experience will benefit you in your studies and your career. This letter should also include your intent to attend the entire Region 5 Festival from January 20-26, 2019, attending the requisite meetings, rehearsals and workshops throughout the week. The student will be directed to an uploading page upon submission of the entry form.
3. A faculty member (mentor) in the student's home theatre department must verify the student status of all cast members and the student director. A request for this information will be sent upon receipt of student's entry submission. It is the director's responsibility to ensure the appropriate faculty has completed the online form verifying the status of all students involved in the scene.
4. A resume that focuses on your training and experience in directing.
Please Note: The twelve candidates advancing to the semi-final round must present a detailed prompt book, comprised of materials from the scene, prior to the semi-final round. The prompt book should include: a written statement that reflects analysis of the scene, as per the National Guidelines; visual materials (ground plan, blocking diagrams, etc.); critical materials (dramaturgical research, text, language, character analysis, etc.); and the working script for the scene with notes, edits, etc. The prompt book will be reviewed as part of the interview and response phases of the process, which will lead to selection of the regional winner. Failure to provide the required prompt book at the time of the performance at the Festival will result in disqualification from the event.
POTENTIAL meeting and rehearsal schedule:
NOTE: Participation in this event will require an extensive time commitment. Below is a sample of a potential schedule. This schedule is only an example of time commitment necessary and may not be the actual schedule used at the Festival.
SDC Orientation - Sunday after Kick-Off Meeting
Preliminary Rounds - Monday Afternoon, Tuesday morning and Afternoon
Semi-Final Rounds and Interviews - Wednesday - All Day
Finalists Run Throughs - Thursday
Finalist Showcase Walk through - Friday Morning
Finalist Showcase Performance and response - Friday afternoon
To ask about the process, contact Cory Johnson, Region 5 Directing Initiatives Coordinator at johnsoncorinnes@sau.ed